Did you know that, when you stop worrying, the things
you were worried about actually become less likely to
happen, than when you were worrying about them?



Stress and anxiety account for much of the hypnotherapist's trade, and lead
clients into many unhappy situations, such as panic attacks, anger
(especially with loved ones), frustration, depression, troublesome and even
obsessive behaviour patterns, or just simply difficulty in relaxing, and
even physical symptoms such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), dermatitis,
stammers, or muscular tension, to name but a few.
With Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) we work with you to create a
new focus for your mind. To enable you to move your attention away from
negative aspects of your life and onto positive ones. We do this because we
know that dwelling on negativity, whether repeatedly thinking unhappily about
past events, or worrying about upcoming events, actually disables you from
living in the present, and when you don't function in the present, then things
really are going to go wrong in the future, as is often the case by the time we
get to see clients.
Inbetween invigorating hypnotherapy sessions, you can get on with your life,
and almost look on, as your unconscious mind leads you to gradually stop
your unwanted behaviour patterns. You can start to feel comfortable
again as your symptoms clear up leaving you feeling healthy, calm and in
control. The hypnotherapy sessions will spread out until they are a whole
month apart, and gradually you become confident that the changes bringing
about the new, calm, confident you, who copes with life so much better, are
actually coming from within you, and then therapy can stop, leaving you newly
resourceful and calm.
What's more, the skills you learn in SFBT never go away. Once you have
learned how to exercise control, and replace anxiety with calmness, the ability
just goes on reinforcing itself, and the memory of how bad things were when
you were thinking in your old ways, is enough to prevent any movement back
to old habits.


Relaxation and calm
confidence may seem
like distant memories
to you, if ever they
were there at all, but
no matter how
entrenched your
negative feelings, we
can see real
improvements within
just one or two
sessions, and then
build on that until you're functioning at your best again, at which point we can
part ways, with mutual agreement.
For some people, stress and anxiety have strong associations with past
traumatic events; bereavement, violence suffered, rape or sexual abuse,
bullying or harassment, experience of war or terrorist acts, and much else.
There are differing opinions within the therapy community about best
approach for traumatised clients, and that is a debate for elsewhere, but we
can at least advise that in SFBT there is no prolonged attention paid to these
events, and in fact, therapy can go forward without the therapist's
knowledge of any past events of this nature, which means you can
come along and explain your symptoms, and we can just move on without
you ever having to tell us what you believe causes your anxiety.
The chances are that we can do more if we do know, but even then there will
be no need to dwell, no need for 'facing up' to the past, which we believe
simply makes you miserable, which runs absolutely counter to our whole
therapeutic approach.
We hope that your therapeutic relationship will be strong enough to
create a trusting bond, and if that is so, and if you feel that it won't be too
painful, then you can share your past traumas. It won't be encouraged, but we
will treat your memories with respect, and if there are any particularly
troublesome ones, then there are techniques that can help the memories to
convert into ordinary reminiscences, rather than the highly emotionally
charged memories that cause such unhappiness.
If you want to be treated with real empathy and respect, in a positive and
opimistic atmosphere, then give us a call.
Call - 01978 357202 Clinics in Chester, Wrexham and Oswestry
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01978 357202 Chester Wrexham Oswestry
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